Operation Whirl Stroke, a Joint Military Operation (JMO), rescued eight people from kidnappers operating along the Taraba-Benue border between Wukari and Zaki-Biam in the Ukum local government area of Benue State.   The troops paraded the rescued victims in front of select media houses at their military base camp in Zaki-Biam over the weekend.   The rescued individuals include an …

Celtic defender Greg Taylor will miss Scotland’s Nations League matches against Croatia and Portugal. The left-back, 26, was absent for Sunday’s win at Ross County after picking up a calf injury in the midweek Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund. Taylor, capped 14 times, also withdrew from the squad for the opening defeats to Poland and Portugal in this campaign. …

The police officers who arrested a black pastor while he watered his neighbour’s flowers can be sued, a federal appeals court has ruled, reversing a lower court judge’s decision which had dismissed the pastor’s lawsuit.     A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the three officers who arrested Michael Jennings in Childersburg,  Alabama, …

Pupils in Scotland are now identifying as an!mals and they are being allowed to do this.   A second Scottish council has admitted that at least one pupil has been allowed to identify as an an!mal.    The council disclosed that “one or more [primary school] pupil(s)” had been recognised as having “species dysphoria”. This means they feel their body …

Madonna broke her silence following the de@th of her brother Christopher Ciccone at 63.    The singer, 66, posted a carousel of photos to her Instagram on Sunday, October 6, featuring her and Christopher, who d!ed following a battle with cancer.    In a lengthy caption, she honored her brother, with whom she previously had a falling out over his …

Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, is in talks with the Serie A club to terminate his contract.   The midfielder’s current contract is set to expire in June 2026 but the 31-year-old is expected to reach a mutual agreement with Juventus to cut his contract short, according to a Daily Mail report. Pogba was hit with a ban for failing a …

The Ogun state police command has confirmed the arrest of a 33-year-old man,  Olayemi Shedrack who had been on its wanted list, for the alleged r@pe of some female students of the state-owned Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun after robbing them of valuables.   In a statement released, the spokesperson of the command, Omolola Odutola, revealed that the suspect …

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has said that the decision to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 27.25 percent is a bold move.    According to him, higher interest rates, “while painful for borrowers, are necessary to curb excess money in circulation and control inflation.”   He noted that leadership is about making …

Bandits have kidnapped Alhaji Isah Daya, the district head of Kanya under the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.   The bandits kidnapped the monarch and eight others when they stormed his village on Saturday, October 5, 2024.    The bandits also k!lled one and injured three persons during the attack.    The spokesperson for the State Police Command, …

When it comes to Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), you can expect drama, twists, and plenty of surprises. But this season, the stars aligned for the hosts and guests of BBNaija S9: The Buzz, Showmax’s exclusive talk show, as their bold predictions came to pass spectacularly! On the 10th episode of The Buzz, host Toke Makinwa and her guests, Femi Daniels …